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Law Practice


Hooper Lundy Gains Lawyers in S.F.

Jan. 6, 2011
By Lisa Kestenbaumn

Hooper, Lundy & Bookman is growing its Northern California presence with four new lawyers in its San Francisco office. ...


Law Practice


Boutique Closes After Shareholders Split

Jan. 6, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips

Branton & Wilson, a boutique specializing in income tax and estate planning, real estate property taxation and employee be...


Law Practice


Mark Steiner, the longtime head of Townsend and Townsend and Crew's trademark and copyright practice group, has left the firm ...


Energy Law


Paint Chain Settles Disposal Charges

Jan. 6, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn

Vista Paint Corp. will pay more than $1 million to settle charges by six district attorney offices that the paint-store chain ...


Corporate


Oracle Bylaws Can't Forestall Suit

Jan. 6, 2011
By Rebecca Beyer

A bylaw passed by Oracle Corp.'s board of directors that requires shareholder derivative suits to be filed in Delaware can't b...


Government


Marriage Hot Potato in High Court's Lap

Jan. 6, 2011
By Laura Ernden

California's supreme court justices are being thrust back into the same-sex marriage debate - whether they like it or not. ...


U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit


EFF, Durie Tangri Win Copyright Case

Jan. 6, 2011
By Craig Andersonn

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday a man can sell promotional CDs he bought from secondhand stores on eBay without running ...


Criminal


New DOJ Office to Handle FCPA Case

Jan. 6, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

In the first sign Chuck La Bella intends to create a major presence in California for the U.S. Justice Department, the newly-m...


Education


UC Hastings Reveals Rankings Tactics

Jan. 6, 2011
By Sara Randazzon

Report gives window onto process of improving U.S. News & World Report ranking. ...


Perspective


Appellate Oral Argument: A Primer in Two Parts

Jan. 5, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

How to make the most of your appellate oral argument. By Mary-Christine Sungaila of Snell & Wilmer.


Discipline


Discipline

Jan. 5, 2011
By Eb Richardsonn


Judges and Judiciary


Groups Wants to Help Campaigning Judges

Jan. 5, 2011
By Emily Green

Retired 3rd District Court of Appeal justices Rick Sims and Fred Morrison have formed a committee to raise money from lawyers ...


Corporate Counsel


Gregory C. Brown

Jan. 5, 2011
By Anna Scott

Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Breitburn Energy Partners Los Angeles ...


Perspective


A pending U.S. Supreme Court case will set important guidelines for class action certification. By Brian S. Kabateck and Claud...


Perspective


A Wall of Separation Upheld

Jan. 5, 2011
By Seena Nikravann

Readers respond to Dean Broyles' article, "In Celebration of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution." ...


Perspective


If You Build It...

Jan. 5, 2011
By Alexander Phersonn

Along with a sluggish economy, employers will soon face another challenge - unionization. By John McLachlan of Fisher & Ph...


Government


Capital Gain Tax Is Voluntary

Jan. 5, 2011
By Alexander Phersonn

There are many strategies available to avoid paying the capital gain tax. By Bruce Givner and Owen Kaye of Givner & Kaye. ...


Insurance


A state Supreme Court decision expands the duty of a general liability insurer to defend its insured in non-judicial proceedin...


Law Practice


Irell Associates Get Big Bonuses

Jan. 5, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips

For the second year in a row, Los Angeles-based Irell & Manella paid associate bonuses two times the market standard laid ...


Intellectual Property


ITC to Investigate Rambus Patent Suit

Jan. 5, 2011
By Craig Andersonn

The U.S. International Trade Commission has agreed to investigate Rambus' patent infringement claims against 34 technology com...


Litigation


SF Weeklies Settle Lawsuit

Jan. 5, 2011
By Rebecca Beyer

Two San Francisco Bay Area alternative newsweeklies have settled a long-running antitrust case. ...


Law Practice


Firms Open Fourth Office in Germany

Jan. 5, 2011
By Jill Redhage

San Francisco-based Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe opens its fourth office in Germany. ...


Public Interest


Legal Services Corp. Taps Sandman

Jan. 5, 2011
By Susan Mcraen

James J. Sandman, former managing partner of Arnold & Porter and current general counsel and chief legal officer for the D...


Litigation


Ecuador Plaintiffs Adopt Chevron's Tactics

Jan. 5, 2011
By Rebecca Beyer

Ecuadorean plaintiffs seeking billions of dollars in damages from Chevron Corp. in an environmental lawsuit pending in their c...


Labor/Employment


Giants Sued Over Meal Breaks

Jan. 5, 2011
By Amy Yarbroughn

Two ballpark security guards filed a potential class action against the San Francisco Giants, accusing them of routinely denyi...


Law Practice


Firm Maximizes International Connections

Jan. 5, 2011
By Susan Mcraen

Morris Polich & Purdy pooled its international law firm contacts to create an in-house referral service for clients, a net...


Judges and Judiciary


Chief Justice Slams Judge Vacancies

Jan. 5, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

U.S. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. singled out California's Eastern District as "one of the most severely burdened" courts...


Health Care & Hospital Law


The government has joined a False Claims Act lawsuit against AseraCare Hospice, which operates three locations in California. ...


California Supreme Court


Cell Phones Searchable, Court Rules

Jan. 5, 2011
By Laura Ernden

Police can freely search cell phones found on people who are under arrest, a divided state Supreme Court ruled Monday, weighin...


Litigation


Appellate Oral Argument: A Primer in Two Parts

Jan. 5, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

Preparing for appellate oral argument starts at the moment an argument notice is received. By Mary-Christine Sungaila of Snell...